Winding device for use in permanent waving



Dec. 26, 1933. w. H. COOPER WINDING DEVICE FOR USE IN PERMANENT WAVINGFiled Jan. 30, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l wmlm INVENTOR. Wi'lliamfl. 6'0

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WINDING DEVICE FOR USE IN PERMANENT WAVING Filed Jan. 30, 1933 2Sheets-Sheet 2 /I/IIIII/Amz m L mm INVENTOR.

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Patented nee. as, 1933 i 7 meme DEVIGE FOR USE IN PERMANENT a Y AviNe:

William H. Cooper; Washington, D; 0. Application January 30,1933. SerialNo. 654,292 i Claims. (01.132-33) This invention relates to an improvedcurler for use in connection with apermanent wave machine and moreparticularly relates to the mandrel having an improved. hair engaginglook at one end and an improved construction of winder "adapted to beapplied to the mandrel and coil a lock of hair about the mandrel. whenrotated and slid longitudinally upon the mandrel.

Another object of the invention is to provide the mandrel with a h irengaging loci; having an improved type of hair gripper and means formoving the gripper intoand out of position to firmly gripthe loci: ofhair engaged through opposed recesses formed in the body portion orhousing ofthe lock. v

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair engaging lockhaving associated therewith a pauwmch will serve as a shield and preventthe scalp'frombeing burned when the mandrel and lock are heated. g

Another object of the invention is to so construct thewinder that whenthis winder is in use, a closure, for a passage through which a lock ofhair is movedintoposition to extend through the winder will beautomatically moved to an opened position to perinit thepassage of thelock of hairinto the winder and then automatically moved to aclosedposition. I

Astill further object of the invention is to so construct the closurethat as the lock of hair is wound about the mandrel, the coil of hairupon the mandrel will serve to firmly hold I V through the winder andmandrel along the line the closure in a closed'position.v

Anotherlobject or" the invention is to provide a winder consisting-of afew number of parts which are simple in construction and very strong andnot liable to break or get out of order when in use. g v l With theseand numerous other objects in view,

my invention consists in the novel features of -construction,combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred toand more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.'

In the accompanying drawings forming a part 7 of this application: Iside elevation of the improved Figure l is a hair curler;

Figure 2' is a, sectional view'taken transversely through the rnandrelalong the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking toward the hair look asindicated by thearrows;

Figure '3- Ba view similar to Figure 2 showing the hair gripper moved toa gripping position instead of the opened position shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken diametrically through the hair lookalong the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the an merits of Figure 4 separatedfrom'eaoh other} Figured is a sectional View throughthe hair look takenalong the line 66 of Figure 4 with the hair gripper in the openedposition; Figure 7 is a perspective view showing 'a portion of themandrel and the elements forming the hair look taken apart; i

Figure 8 is a side elevation illustrating the manner in which the lockof hair is initially engaged through the improved winder, forming partof 4 this curler-y Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, showing thelock of hair partially wound about the mandrel;

the winder; Figure 11 is a sectionalview taken transversely. through themandrel and winder 11-11 of Figure 8;

Figure 12 is'a sectional view taken transversely Figure 10" is a viewsh'owingth'e lock of hair completely wound aboutthe mandrel and held bya along the line I elevation, the view being takenalong the line 13-13of Figure 14; V

Figure 14 is a sectional view taken transversely 14-14 of Figure 13;,

Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 13 but;

taken along the 1ine15'15 of Figure 14;

Figure 1 6 isa perspective view of the closure forming part of theWinder;

Figure 17 is a side elevation of the improved 1 winder, but showing aslightly modified construcj tion; and V Figure 18 is a sectional viewtaken along the line 18-18 of Figure 17.

In describing the invention, I shall refer to the drawings inwhich'simila'r reference characters designate corresponding partsthroughoutthe several views and figures. This improved hair curler has amandrel 1 consisting of a metal rod of any desired length and'diameterand at its inner end the mandrel carries a look by means of which 7 itisto be removably fixed to a lock of 1hair'2 which is to be woundabout'the mandrel and form' a tight coil 3' held in a firmly woundcondition about the I mandrel while it is subjected to heat during acurling operation. The lock has upper and lower 80 through' the mandrelandwinder along the line 12--12 of Figure 10;

walls 4 and 5 which together with a marginal wall or collar 6 define ahousing and referring to Figure 4, it will be seen that the upper wallis formed integral with the mandrel and spaced from the inner endthereof whereas the lower wall 5 consists of a separate disk fitted uponthe reduced inner end 7 of the mandrel. This reduced inner end of themandrel is upset after the disk or wall 5 has been applied and serves asa rivet to firmly hold the lower wall in place. The marginal wall orcollar 6 is applied before the wall 5 is set in place and has aninwardly extending annular flange 8 which fits between marginal portionsof the upper and lower walls. A portion of the flange 8 is extendedinwardly to form an annular lip 9 terminating in tongues 10 and 11 atits end and by referring to Figure 6, it will be seen that the portionof the flange 8 above the lip 9 gradually reduces in width toward thetooth or tongue 10 to form a cam surface 12. Opposed recesses 13 and 14which open through their margins are formed in the walls 4 and 5 so thathairmay be engaged through the locks and ends of the collar 6 terminatein such spaced relation to each other that when the collar is in theposition shown in Figure 2, the open ends of the recesses will beexposed. When, however, the collar is turned aboutmargins of the upperand lower walls to the position shown in Figure 3, a portion of thecollar will extend across the open outer ends of the recesses and serveas a closure for the same. In View of the fact that the wall 4 is formedwith an upstanding marginal flange 15, the circumferentially extendingedge face of this wall will be comparatively deep and provide a goodbearing surface which will prevent excessive wear and also guidemovement of the collar and permit it to be easily turned.

screw 17 passed through an opening 18 formed centrally of the shield andscrewed into a threaded socket 19 formed in the lower end portion of themandrel axially thereof. This shield will,

therefore, be firmly held in place by a removable fastener having itshead countersunk within the central portion of the shield and byreferring to Figure 7 it will be seen that the shield has a portion cuttherefrom to form a recess 20 which registers with and corresponds indimensions to the recesses 13 and 14.

When this mandrel is in use, a lock of hair after being passed throughthe registering recesses 13, 14 and 2G, is to be very firmly gripped inorder to securely lock the mandrel to the lock of hairy In order to doso, there has been provided a hair gripper or arm 21 which is curvedlongitudinally in order to extend circumferentially of, the housingacross the registering recesses when in the closed position shown inFigure 3. This hair gripper or arm has one end portion thickened to forma heel 22 of such thickness that it will fit snugly between the upperand lower wall of the housing and through this heel is formed an opening23 to receive a screw 24-engaged through aligned openings 25 and 26formed in the upper and lower walls and serving as a pivot pin aboutwhich the gripper swings from the opened position shown in Figure 2 tothe closed position shown in Figure 3. At one end the heel is formedwith a shoulder 27 for engagement by the tongue 10 and at its other end,the heel is formed with a shoulder 28 for engagement by the'tongue 11.Referring to Figures 2 and 3, it will be readily seen that when thecollar 6 is turned from the position shown in Figure 3 towards theposition shown in Figure 2 and the end of t e collar carrying thetonguelO moves across the recesses, the tongue 10 by contacting with theshoulder 2'7 will serve to swing the gripper or arm 21 about its pivotto the opened position and retain it in this open position. A lock ofhair may then be moved into place withinthe registering recesses of thehousing and pad or shield after which the collar may be rotated in areverse direction. As the collar moves in this direction, the camsurface 12 will act against the arcuate edge of the gripper to swing thegripper inwardly towards a closed position and the lock of hair will beforced towards inner ends of the recesses and very firmly gripped. Thecollar moves across outer ends of the recesses to close the same andfirmly holdthe gripper in a hair gripping position. In casera very smalllock of hair is engaged through the recesses of the lock or the deviceis not in use, the collar may be fully turned to the position shown inFigure 3 in which position, the tongue 11 will engage the shoulder 28and prevent further rotation of the lock in this direction. Therefore,rotation of the collar about the housing will be controlled and thegripper will be positively moved to an opened or closed position. V

The winder illustrated in Figures 8 through 18 and by means or which thelock of hair is to be wound about the mandrel to form thecoil 3 isformed of strong metal and has a tubular shank 29 having a skirt 30-carried by and, projected from its inner end. The outer end portion ofthe shank is split as shown at 31 to permit the shank to frictionallygrip the mandrel and yieldably re-.

sist movement of the winder upon the 'mandrel when, the device is inuse. There has also been provided turning arms 32 projecting radiallyfrom they shank intermediate its length in order that the shank may begrasped and easily rotated about the mandrel.

Referring particularly to Figures 13 and 15, it will be seen that theskirt is in the form of a cup constituting an entrance the winder asshown in Figure 11 andhaving an extension 34 leading from one end of theentrance through the head of the skirt or cup circumferentially thereof.At one side of the entrance 33, there has been formed. a fiat surface 35for directing a lock of hair inwardly into the winder and at the otherside of this entrance,

there has been formed a hinge ear 36 to which are pivotally connectedhinge ears 3'7 formed upon a closure 381 This closure is arcuate whenviewed from either end as clearly shown in Figures 11, 14 and 16 and isextended beyond the hinge ears 3'7 to form a tongue or inner end portionwhich is snugly received in a seat 40 within the walls when the closureis in theclosed position shown in Figure 12.

Referring to Figure 14, it will be seen that when the closure is shut,it is spaced slightly from lot - the mar inal edge of the fiat sur ace'3 in o d to perm t h s that s a e o guises e k o h ir nw h we n itsfree edg and the e ehd the l s eh etere helhtl; et-rha m move inwa whenhe l in e is t a l applie an ate s own in Figure 1 and a t moves n a thxh 'e hsh e q hutte w l be w n outwa d y t w ds an open nh itiqn- Maginal e ges of e el bou the o en f d o e ki a bev l ed a hown at hetm thskirt to fit ti htl about th lock o hai a i r undabout he mandr l burnin u the win e ehdtor e t is ha t h y a ns the,

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he ht. to hede th Qt h w lls at he k rtflth is otg ea e he ght ha thP9151011 (if h l sur fo mi g t e hin e ea and ton ue 3. At ent is alsalled h he fee that. aheve' hi e a 6 e. wal a the ki curves hwa vt e hrdefin a sho lde aser n to; d e t he lock o ha thwartl the l ft ehs' h oco a r n sub t ntiall a d reetihh ehsi tna of h mandre a t pas es h o h ean e ahd wo d-a u he sam to e e coil 3. Aiter the lockofhair enters theskirt r he wi e an m es Q iQ mferehtie Y ere n about th mandre it willeheae heteh e or inner end r io o the-tlatht nd hr tide he force the;closure to the'closed position shown in Figure 12. This will confine thelock of hair and prevent it from slipping outwardly through the entranceas the winder is rotated aboutthe man- In view of the fact that theshank of the winder has gripping engagement with the mandrel, it will befrictionally bound to the sameand although it may be turned about themandrel and may be slid longitudinally thereon, it will remain in aset'position and serve as a binderto retain the lock of hair tightlywound about the mandrel and prevent it from slipping and uncoiling untilthe winder is manually removed after a curling operation is completed.The winder illustrated in Figures 17 and 18 is similar in constructionto the form previously described and correspondingelements are indicatedby the same reference nu merals. In this embodiment of the invention,the

closure 44 has its inner end portion forming a tongue correspondingtothe tongue 39 of the closure 38 but the outer portion of this closurehas its upper and lower edges extending parallel The upper and both outalong straight lines. edge of the closure extends in the plane of theupper edge of the inner tongue or end portion and the upper portion ofthe fiat face 35 projects above the closure as clearly shown in Figure17 and takes the place of the extension 42. The walls of the skirt areof an even thickness throughout their depth instead of being formed witha flared mouth. The operation of this form of winder is the same'asalready described and referring to Figure 18, it will be seen that thelock of hair may enter the skirt or cup of the winder and after movingthe closure to an opened position during entry, will engage the tongueor inner end por- 7 tion of the closure and swing the closure to aclosed position as the lock of hairis wound about the mandrel.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improvedcurler, the operation ereo a he met -9f appl i th same t9 use w lrb radi .hh e ft et w be seeh that I have provided a simple, inexpensive andt e t mean fo car tu the Ob e o h invention and while I haveparticularly described the elements best adapted to perform thefunctions set forth, it is obvious that various changes inform,.proportion and in the minor details of construction may beresorted to.

Having thus described the: invention 1 what is cath te r I, V 1, In ahair curler, a winder having a hair re- 'eeiv he he tien. e m d thPassage 7 itt"? mitting movement of a lock, of hair into the same,

th a o u e tehteit e ele emetieellr moved u 9t. a d hte-t ie; e ati n oth r s.- eee b a l f i -v '2. In a hair curler, awmder passage he b a ekh 'me h eheae dv through the winder, and a clo'sure mounted for,

pivotal movement ,intoand out of closingrel tion to the passage byengagement witlra lockofhair.

at one end of said shankformedwith a passage winder-for a hair curlershank to fit about a mandrel, an'annular skirt whereby a lock-of hairmay be engaged through the skirt, and a closure for said passage movableby a lock of hair into and out of a'closed position. 4. 'A winder for a.hair curler comprising a shank to fit about a mandrel, an annularskirtat one end of said shank formed with a passage;

whereby a lock of hair maybe engaged through the skirt, and a closure,for said passagepivotally ou d o m en into. nd ut-0 c sin r lation tothe passage, said closure having a tongue extending inwardly from itspivot for engagement by a lock of hair to hold the closure closed.

5. A winder for a hair curler comprising a tubular shank to fit about amandrel, a skirt extending from one end of said shank and having anannular wall and a head at the inner end of the wall uniting the walltothe shank, said wall passage communicating with a slot extendingcircumferentially of the head, and a closure pivoted at one side ofsaid'passage for-movement out of and into, closing relation to thepassage.

6. A winder for a haircurler comprising a tubular shank to fit about amandrel, a skirt extending from one end of saidshank and having anannular wall and a head at the inner end of the wall uniting the wall tothe shank, said wall being formed with a longitudinally extendingpassage communicating with a slot extending circumfe'rentially of thehead, and a closure pivoted intermediate its ends to the skirt at oneside of the passage, the outer end portion of the closure being adaptedto extend across the passage toclose the same and the inner end portionextending circumferentially of the skirt within the same for engagementby hair to close the closure.

'7. A winder for ahair curler comprising a tubular shank to fit about amandrel, a skirt extending from one end of said shank and having an.annular wall and a head at the inner end of the wall uniting the wallto the shank, said wall being formed with a longitudinally extendingpassage communicating with a slot extending circum ferentially of thehead, and a closure pivoted intermediate its ends to the skirt at oneside of the passage, the outer end portion of the closurebeing of alength to extend across the'passage when closed, the inner end portionof the closure being of reduced thickness and forming a tongue extendingcircumferentially of the skirt and engageable by hair to move theclosure to a closed position.

j 8. A winder for a hair curler comprising a tubular shank to fit abouta mandrel, a skirt extending from one end of said shank and havingan'an'nular wall and a head at the inner end of the wall uniting thewall to the shank, said a tongue extending circumferentially of theskirt and engageable by hair to move the closure to a closed position,the wall of the skirt being formed with an internal recess receivingsaid tongue when the closure is closed and disposing the surface of thetongue flush with the inner face of the Wall to permit smooth rotationof the skirt about hair coiled about a mandrel during a windingoperation.

9. A winder for a hair curler comprising a tubular shankto fit about amandrel, a skirt extending from one end of said shank and having anannular wall and a head at the inner end "of the wall uniting the wallto the shank, said wall being formed with a longitudinally extendingpassage communicating with a slot extending circumferentially of thehead, and a closure piv' V oted intermediate its ends to the skirt atone side ofthe passage, the outer end portion of the closure being"adapted to extend across' thepassage' to close the same and the innerend portion extending circumferentially of the skirt within the mountingof the closure in spaced relation thereto and the portion of the walloverlapped by the closure being fiattened'to direct a lock of hairinwardly between'the wall and closure.

'10. A winder for a hair curler comprising a tubular shank to fit" abouta mandrel, a skirt extending from one end or" said shank and having anannular wall and a head at the inner end of the wall uniting the wall tothe shank, said wall being formed with a longitudinally extendingpassage communicating'with a slot extending circumferentially of thehead, and a closure pivoted intermediate its ends to the skirt at oneside of the passage, the outer end portion of the closure being adaptedto extend across the passage to close the same and the inner end portionextending circumferentially ofthe skirt Within the same for engagementby hair to close the closure, the outer portion of said closure whenclosed having its free end overlapping the-wall at the opposite side ofthe passage from the pivotal mounting of the closure'in spaced relationthereto whereby a lock of hair may pass-inwardly between the wall andclosure and means being provided to engage a look of hair passed throughthe

